Airship.



C. L. ANWAY.

AIRSHIP.

APPLICATION FILED 00TV 27, 1909.

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APPLIoAT'IoN FILED 00T. 27, 1909.

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AIRSHIP.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 27, 190s.

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APPLIOATION FILED 00T. 27, 1909.

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CLIFTON L. ANWAY, 0F PARSONS, KANSAS'.

AIRSHIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 24, 1911.

Application led October 27,1909. l Serial No. 524,850.

To all rwhom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, CLIFTON L. ANWAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Parsons, in the county of Labette and State of Kansas, have invented new and useful .lmprovements in Airships, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to air ships and the object in View is to prov1de a practical air ship4 of the combined type of 'rigid gas inflated, dirigible and' aeroplane combined with suitable propelling and controlling or steering mechanism whereby the machine as a whole is rendered comparatively buoyant in air and capable of being easily and accurately controlled under all the operations necessary in the careful and proper manipulation of air craft.

With the above general object in view, the invention consists 1n the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings -Figure 1 is a plan view o an air ship embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 ris a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a front eleva- 'tion of the machine. Fig. 4 is a horizontal longitudinal section taken about centi-ally of the machine. Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal section taken on the line 5--5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a vertical cross section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is another vertical cross section taken on the line 7--7 of Fig. 4. Fig. 8 is a vertical cross section through the machine taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. 4. F ig. 9'is a vertical cross section taken on the line V2)-9 of Fig. 5. f i It will be observed by reference to the plan view of Fig. 1 that I employ an elongated or cigar shaped bodyl which is shown iny Figs. 4 and 5 comprises a central longitudinal air flume or passage 2 giving an unobstructed iassage way for the air through the body o the machine and along the longitudinal axis thereof. Above'and'below the central air passage 2, the shell or body 1 of the machine is divided oil:` by means of partitions 3 into any desired number of separate or independent gas chambers 4 each of which is therefore designed to hold an independent supply of hydrogen gas to assist in lifting the machine as a wholeand adding to the buoyancy thereof in the air:

Inthe preferred embodiment of themvention, the main body of the air ship com-` oppositely projecting balconies 9 from which' doorways 10 lead into the rooms 8, said doorways being shown as equipped with hinged doors 11. It will be observed that the engine room 7 is of considerable length and may be therefore used for storage purposes for carrying freight and the like. Within the central air flume or passage 2 are arranged several motors 12, 13 and 14 adapted to drive a corresponding number of propellers 15, 16 and 17, the same being mounted on shafts journaled in the opposite walls of the central passage way 2 as clearly shown in Fig. 4. The center frame is also offset as shown at 18 to form front and Arear engine rooms 19 and 20 which may be closed off from the central air passage 2 by means of doors 21. At the, 'front of the machine is a horizontal iudder 22 journaled on 'a horizontal shaft 23 and arranged partly within the air passage 2 and partly upon the outside of the body 1 of the air ship as clearly illustrated in Figs.

4 and 5, the said horizontal propeller being designed to direct the machine upward or downward according to the inclination imparted to said horizontal rudder, any suitable ineans being employed for varying and directing the angle of said rudder. At the rear of the machine is arranged a vertical rudder 24 which is journaled on a vertical axis formed by vertically alined pintles 25 received in suitable bearings in the top and bottom walls of the central air passage 2 as shown .iu Fig. 5. Any suitable means may be employed for varying the angle. of the vertical rudder 24, said rudder being designed to direct the ship to one side or the other.

lly reference to Fig. 5, it will be observed Ythat the propellers 17 have arranged immediately adjacent thereto shields 26. These shields cover about one third of the u per portion of the propellers and thereby ave the effect of causing the propellers to direct the air downward and rearward. In order tween the respective lues and adjacent comto furnish an ample supply of airto the propartments. 40 pellers, vertical air ues 27 `extend through 2. An air ship embodying a gas envelop the. top portion of the body and are arranged provided with a longitudinal air passage eX- 5 to conduct air to the propellers immediately tending through the major yaxis thereof and above the same as clearly illustrated in Aopen at both ends, central compartments ar- Flg. 2. ranged on opposite sides of the air passage 45 28 designates an observation room which and communicating therewith, front and is located below the plane of the central air F6211 pairs 0f .end COmpal'tmentS arranged 0n 1 0 'passage 2 and in which the operator may opposite sides of said passage and communistand, enabling him, to readily control the eating therewith, air supply lines extendin machine from an advantageous point, lthrough' the upper part 0f the enVelOp an 50 Extending laterally and horizontally out- COmIIluIlCating with Isaid air passage adjaward from the main body of the machin@ are cent to the respective compartments, prowings or planes 29 which it will be imdern pellers located in said air passage in proxstood may-b made of an suitable size a"1d,"1mity t0 the lues and between the Same and t-hey may be either shape -to constitute liftthe respective compartments, propeller 55 ing planes as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 or they guards in the air passage betweenvthe promay be simply used as lateral tins to aid in peller and the compartments, and planes 20 preserving the horizont-ality of the body and projecting laterally from the outer surface cause the same to traveLwith more accuracy of the envelop. in a rectilinear atlfn/ The balconies 9 also 3. An air ship embod ing a gas envelop 60 serve as ,longitu inal side fins and assist in provided with a longitu inal air passage ex- Vthe-.saine result. tending through the major axis thereof and l claim: open at both ends, air supply flues eXtendinO i l. A11-air ship embodying a gas envelop through the upper part of the envelop an provided with a longitudinal air passage eX- communicating with said air passage, pro- 65 tending through the major axis thereof and pellcrs located in said air passage in proXimopen at both ends, compartments arranged ity to the lues, and propeller guards located" in pairs at the opposite sides of the air pasadjacent to the junction of said air supply sage and communicatingtherewith, air suplues with the main lon 'tudinal air passage. ply flues extending through the `11p-per part In testimony Whereo I aihx my signature 70 of' the envelop and communicating with said in presence of two witnesses.

5 air passage at points adjacent to said com- CLIFTON L ANVVAY partment-s, propellers located in said air pasj sage in proximity vto the lues, and propeller Witnesses: guards located adjacent to the junction of EVA FAIRMAN, said air iues with the air passage and be- S. E. HAINEs. 

